A pair of 10.0s versus Oklahoma earned Alex McMurtry the Jan. 30 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of Week honor. In addition, Florida's Alyssa Baumann is the SEC Freshman of the Week after a pair of collegiate-best marks Friday.
SEC Weekly Honors Go to Pair of Gator Gymnasts
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 | Gymnastics
Alex McMurtry is SEC Gymnast of the Week and Alyssa Baumann is SEC Freshman of the Week
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A pair of Gators claim weekly Southeastern Conference gymnastics honors. Senior All-American Alex McMurtry is the SEC Gymnast of the Week and Alyssa Baumann is the SEC Freshman of the Week.
This is the first honor for both this season and the ninth SEC Gymnast or Specialist of Week honor in McMurtry's career.
Both Gators earned their honors based on their performances last Friday in Florida's narrow win versus two-time defending NCAA champion Oklahoma.
McMurtry's Performance:
Posted 10.0s in both vault and balance beam. First in nation to earn a 10.0 on vault and beam in 2018
Beam 10.0 completed her "Gym Slam" – a perfect mark in each apparatus
Baumann's Performance:
Turned in a pair of collegiate-best marks Friday.
Balance Beam: 9.975
Floor Exercise: 9.925
UP NEXT FOR THE GATORS:
Florida returns to league action this Friday at No. 17 Auburn. The meet airs live from the Auburn Arena on the SEC Network beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
This is the first honor for both this season and the ninth SEC Gymnast or Specialist of Week honor in McMurtry's career.
Both Gators earned their honors based on their performances last Friday in Florida's narrow win versus two-time defending NCAA champion Oklahoma.
McMurtry's Performance:
Posted 10.0s in both vault and balance beam. First in nation to earn a 10.0 on vault and beam in 2018
- First Gator to earn two 10.0s in a single meet. In the program's 46-year history, 14 Gators have earned 40 10.0 marks
- The two marks pushed her career total of 10.0s to a school-record total nine (previous record: eight by Bridget Sloan)
Beam 10.0 completed her "Gym Slam" – a perfect mark in each apparatus
- Second Gator and 10th in NCAA history to complete a "Gym Slam"
Baumann's Performance:
Turned in a pair of collegiate-best marks Friday.
Balance Beam: 9.975
- Second Florida freshman (Bridget Sloan first in 2013) to post a nearly-perfect beam mark
- Took second in the meet's beam standings
Floor Exercise: 9.925
- As the final routine of meet, Baumann's 9.925 pushed Florida to the lead for the first time of the competition
- Shared third in the meet's floor standings
UP NEXT FOR THE GATORS:
Florida returns to league action this Friday at No. 17 Auburn. The meet airs live from the Auburn Arena on the SEC Network beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
| SEC Gymnastics Weekly Honors – Jan. 30, 2018 | |
| SEC Gymnast of the Week: | Alex McMurtry, Florida |
| SEC Specialist of the Week: | Sophia Carter, Arkansas |
| SEC Freshman of the Week: | Alyssa Baumann, Florida |
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